hnakki

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈn̥ahcɪ/ Rhymes: -ahcɪ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô. Origin of the slang sense is uncertain. May be derived from the meat sense, in connection with skinka (“ham”), which is also used in a similar slang sense, or it may refer to the associated hairstyle (popular between 2005 and 2010) in which the only the hair of the back of the head points outwards. ==== Noun ==== hnakki m (genitive singular hnakka, nominative plural hnakkar) nape of the neck, back of the head shoulder (meat behind an animals head, e.g. on a pig or fish) (slang, derogatory) a stereotypical grouping of superficial juveniles associated with sport, fitness and tanning, that often bleach their hair and dress fashionably, somewhat similar to a jock. Used primarily between 2005 and 2010. ===== Declension ===== ===== See also ===== emó, ímó (“an emo”) gothari, goþþari, gottari (“a goth”) nörd, nördi (“a nerd, a geek”) pönkari (“a punk”) skinka === Etymology 2 === See hnakkur. ==== Noun ==== hnakki m indefinite dative singular of hnakkur == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hnakkô. Compare Old English hnecca ( > Modern English neck), Dutch nek, German Nacken. === Noun === hnakki m nape of the neck ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: hnakki Faroese: nakki Norwegian: nakke Old Swedish: nakke Swedish: nacke Old Danish: nakkæ Danish: nakke === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hnakki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive